Amber Valley

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Amber Valley.

Population: 128,829
People in Employment: 57,605 (75.2%)
People Inactive: 16,580 (21.7%)
People Unemployed: 2,400 (3.1%)
Number Of Jobs: 48k
Median Salary: £24,512
Mean Salary: £29,444

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Amber Valley. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Amber Valley for 2024

Amber Valleys most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 4,922 crimes and in 2022 there were 4,619 crimes. Which is an increase of 303 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	4,922	363	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	2,969	243	Getting Better
Public order	1,367	104	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	1,152	97	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	602	60	Getting Better
Other theft	733	48	Getting Better
Shoplifting	523	44	Getting Better
Burglary	392	26	Getting Better
Drugs	275	24	Getting Better
Other crime	227	23	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	107	6	Getting Better
Theft from the person	49	5	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	42	4	Getting Better
Robbery	54	3	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Amber Valley

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Ripley has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Amber Valley, with 1739 crimes and 186 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Alport has 99 crimes and 37 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Ripley	150	16
Alfreton	116	13
Heanor West	90	14
Somercotes	81	12
Ironville and Riddings	68	11
Langley Mill and Aldercar	66	11
Heanor East	65	11
Kilburn, Denby and Holbrook	46	6
Belper Central	43	8
Belper East	40	7
Shipley Park, Horsley and Horsley Woodhouse	38	6
Codnor and Waingroves	36	7
Heanor and Loscoe	32	6
Belper South	31	5
Ripley and Marehay	27	5
Duffield	27	5
Heage and Ambergate	26	5
Swanwick	26	5
Belper North	17	4
Crich	13	5
Wingfield	7	3
Alport	5	2
South West Parishes	0	0

Crime map for Amber Valley

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Amber Valley

The average property price in Amber Valley is lower than the UK average of: £290,000. A low average house price could be an indicator of a less wealthy area. Crime rates could also be higher in such areas.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£345,678.74	£213,532.72	£174,174.32	£127,225.67
2022	£320,008.69	£198,116.58	£162,653.03	£119,752.26
2021	£292,256.28	£181,353.43	£150,126.21	£115,258.57
2020	£263,661.16	£165,215.24	£136,658.96	£109,023.53
2019	£252,546.38	£158,038.27	£130,832.52	£107,077.83
2018	£245,461.23	£153,041.14	£127,418.10	£105,365.40
2017	£233,105.93	£145,202.58	£121,244.74	£102,429.73
2016	£221,266.83	£138,541.37	£116,176.91	£96,466.51
2015	£210,898.74	£132,318.52	£111,237.46	£92,819.54
2014	£200,671.15	£126,280.31	£106,923.60	£89,125.65
2013	£190,497.57	£119,729.77	£101,722.98	£85,492.44
2012	£185,123.08	£116,551.35	£98,982.93	£83,970.87
2011	£184,266.91	£115,061.87	£97,750.39	£83,950.09
2010	£188,810.51	£119,072.08	£101,728.16	£86,615.59

Property prices over time for Amber Valley

Showing crimes from 2010 up until July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Amber Valley

The median salary in Amber Valley is £24,512 and the mean salary in Amber Valley is £29,444.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 48k
Median Salary: £24,512
Annual Percentage Change: -0.2%
Mean Salary: £29,444

Salary comparison between Amber Valley and East Midlands

See how Amber Valley compares to the rest of East Midlands. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in East Midlands is £30,908 in Rutland UA and the lowest median salary is £0 in Bolsover. Amber Valley ranks 28 out of 35 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Rutland UA	11k	£30,908	4.7%	£36,856	14.4%
Blaby	36k	£30,007	20.8%	£33,438	13.7%
Rushcliffe	40k	£29,621	2.9%	£35,292	-2.1%
South Derbyshire	47k	£29,320	2.1%	£31,510	-2.5%
West Northamptonshire UA	143k	£28,755	7.9%	£34,500	6.8%
North West Leicestershire	42k	£28,733	12.2%	£33,352	14.7%
Broxtowe	43k	£28,259	8.6%	£32,863	1.2%
Charnwood	60k	£28,227	16.2%	£29,989	9.6%
West Lindsey	35k	£28,101	4.3%	£29,966	1.6%
Harborough	36k	£27,985	-2.8%	£37,702	13.2%
North Northamptonshire UA	119k	£27,764	6.4%	£30,994	0.2%
Hinckley and Bosworth	41k	£27,537	5.0%	£29,830	2.9%
Erewash	42k	£27,509	4.9%	£31,794	6.3%
Lincoln	44k	£27,419	27.5%	£28,480	15.8%
Derby UA	77k	£26,759	1.1%	£29,456	0.8%
North East Derbyshire	32k	£26,320	2.6%	£30,033	2.7%
North Kesteven	41k	£26,310	-2.7%	£29,318	0.0%
High Peak	33k	£26,052	10.3%	£30,521	11.0%
South Holland	36k	£25,986	4.4%	£29,194	-1.3%
South Kesteven	49k	£25,848	6.2%	£31,086	8.7%
Ashfield	40k	£25,813	10.0%	£28,767	8.4%
Oadby and Wigston	19k	£25,683	15.2%	£27,819	-0.9%
Chesterfield	37k	£25,190	10.1%	£28,490	8.3%
Newark and Sherwood	41k	£25,031	5.4%	£28,722	-0.4%
Gedling	39k	£24,699	6.4%	£28,056	5.1%
Derbyshire Dales	20k	£24,601	10.0%	£27,735	-8.0%
Mansfield	38k	£24,588	12.8%	£26,832	12.1%
Bassetlaw	41k	£24,515	0.0%	£27,210	9.2%
East Lindsey	41k	£23,900	18.6%	£27,584	21.9%
Boston	0k	£23,676	4.4%	£25,400	6.4%
Leicester UA	90k	£23,175	9.3%	£25,906	7.5%
Melton	0k	£22,569	18.6%	£28,043	25.3%
Nottingham UA	69k	£22,243	3.9%	£24,376	4.0%
Bolsover	27k	£0	0.0%	£25,947	-6.2%